Your hair looks great. Maybe one of the mice took your retainer? It probably smelled of food. Not sure if there’s a hole in one of your walls big enough to drag it through, though. I am a former New Yorker living (I think) in Los Angeles, and I love your writing.
Cintra, when you’re pushing eighty you can abandon vanity. In the last year I got hearing aids, got my eyes “fixed” (I can read signs far away, but for the first time I can’t read without glasses), and I just had a bridge collapse that necessitated more noticeable junk in there. Honey, you look fantastic. Twenty years from now, 57 will look like an episode of “Thirtysomething.” 💪
Ohhh I feel you on the fucking TOOTH! I had to get an eye tooth removed in early 2020 and then…well…you know. Everything fucking shut down. And then I got pregnant again, and dentists don’t like to operate on pregnant women. Then I had to get ANOTHER tooth (the one next to the horrible eye tooth) removed and wait even longer to do the implant.
Every night I cried and asked my husband if he found me repulsive. Unbelievably, he said “No”.
I lived in fear of losing that stupid retainer for over three years!
"O Blessed Saint Anthony the grace of God has made you a powerful advocate in all our needs and the person for the restoring of things lost or stolen.”
No God or Saint is listening to me, lol, but you, on the other hand should be good.
Bless that punk rock chick; your new do is grand! As for your retainer, it's right where I left those abalone earrings I was so fond of. Some 16 years ago.
Your hair looks great. Maybe one of the mice took your retainer? It probably smelled of food. Not sure if there’s a hole in one of your walls big enough to drag it through, though. I am a former New Yorker living (I think) in Los Angeles, and I love your writing.
Cintra, when you’re pushing eighty you can abandon vanity. In the last year I got hearing aids, got my eyes “fixed” (I can read signs far away, but for the first time I can’t read without glasses), and I just had a bridge collapse that necessitated more noticeable junk in there. Honey, you look fantastic. Twenty years from now, 57 will look like an episode of “Thirtysomething.” 💪
Fabulous hair. Also a recent 57-year-old and finding the age gap suddenly feels bigger. I say ignore the missing tooth and embrace the Gap.🍁
Ohhh I feel you on the fucking TOOTH! I had to get an eye tooth removed in early 2020 and then…well…you know. Everything fucking shut down. And then I got pregnant again, and dentists don’t like to operate on pregnant women. Then I had to get ANOTHER tooth (the one next to the horrible eye tooth) removed and wait even longer to do the implant.
Every night I cried and asked my husband if he found me repulsive. Unbelievably, he said “No”.
I lived in fear of losing that stupid retainer for over three years!
I hope it turns up soon for you.
Your hair looks amaaaaaaazing!
Prayer to St. Anthony?
"O Blessed Saint Anthony the grace of God has made you a powerful advocate in all our needs and the person for the restoring of things lost or stolen.”
No God or Saint is listening to me, lol, but you, on the other hand should be good.
I love your hair!
My Dad used to invoke St Anthony, a relic from his Catholic raised, non-practicing mother...
Messiah Is Here! Vanity no longer required.
https://forward.com/news/507424/messiah-is-here-signs-new-york-chabad-schneerson/
Bless that punk rock chick; your new do is grand! As for your retainer, it's right where I left those abalone earrings I was so fond of. Some 16 years ago.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnZ1STg8UIA
But your locks!! Extra lovely. Xoxo
YES! (*not to your lost retainer)
What an honor to see you on my Substack, madame.
It is the month of Halloween after all. Haggery is in.
On the plus side, talking with one of those things in your mouth makes you sound like Ann Landers, all shlipping denthsures.
Very with you on this. Your aging "journey" is all aging journeys, but you write about it better than us.
Thats dem HAINTS....they werk in Misterious Ways n Means.
They do indeed.
Another fine slice of observation. The ride continues to get- interesting, you know? Love your current hair color and the outings in words!
There's nothing more serious than comedy. (p.s. the new haggery looks suspiciously like the old shaggery. hope you find your teeth).
I like the bathrobe theory also.